Deadline is reporting that Universal Pictures is worried about the budget for Ron Howard’s upcoming adaptation of Stephen King’s “The Dark Tower” books so they have put the project on hold. Ron Howard had planned to make a film trilogy and a twelve episode television show companion piece (all the projects were set to star Javier Bardem). There is a chance that Universal Pictures may still give the project the go ahead, but it will no longer be ready for a September start date. Should Universal Pictures decide that the film adaptations are too risky, the producers might try to get Warner Bros. to finance the projects.Universal Pictures also recently put Guillermo del Toro’s film adaptation of Lovecraft’s “At the Mountains of Madness” on indefinite hold as well. “At the Mountains of Madness” was likely going to star Tom Cruise. Needless to say, this is bad news for fans of Stephen King’s “The Dark Tower” series.Thank you for checking out my website! Be sure to 'like' Silver Screen Hub on Facebook!